Combined churn and butter-worker.



H. A. HENDRIX.

COMBINED GHURN AND BUTTER WORKER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10.1913v 1,1 17,569, Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

H. A. HENDRIX.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 10,1913.

COMBINED GHURN AND BUTTER WORKER.

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HERBERT A. HENDRIX, 0F ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA.

COMBINED CHURN AND ,IBUTTEBrWORKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

Application filed September 10, 1913. Serial No. 789,078.

i To all whom it may concern i which it appertains to make and use thesame. a

My invention relates to improvements in combined churns and butterWorkers and, to this end, it consists of the novel devices andcombinations, of devices hereinafter described and defined in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several Referring to thedrawings: Figure 1 is a front end elevation of the improved churn andbutter worker; Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation of the same; and Fig. 3 isa view principally in longitudinal horizontal section, taken on the line00 w? of Fig. 1.

j The numeral 1 indicates the drum shell and the numerals 2 and 3indicate the drum heads. Axially located metallic plates 4 and 5 aresecured, respectively, to the drum heads 2 and 3. Bolted to the drumhead 2, on top of the plate 4:, is an oil and gear casing 6 having abearing sleeve 7 A spider bracket 8 is bolted to the plate 5 and isprovided with a short trunnion 9 spaced outward from the drum head 3, asshown in Fig. 3. The axes of the bearing sleeve 7 and trunnion 9 arecoincident with the axis of the drum. The drum is mounted for horizontalrotary motion on a pair of pedestals 10 and 11.. The bearing sleeve 7 isloosely journaledon a fixed trunnion 12 bolted to the top of thepedestal 10 and the trunnion 9 is losely journaled in a bearing box 13.

journaled on the hubs 14: and 16 is an axial working roller 17 havingsecured to one, end a recessed head 18 which is telescoped onto a theinner projecting ends of the hub 14. In

the other end of the working roller 17 is a short trunnion 19 looselyjournaled in the inner end portion of the hub 16. A plug 20 has screwthreaded engagement with the outer recessed portion of the hublG and acoiled spring 21 is compressed between the outer end of the trunnion 19and the screw plug 20. Axially alined with the working roller 17 is ashort shaft 22, one end of which has screw threaded engagement with thehead 18 and the other end of which is loosely journaled in a seat formedin the hub 14 and projects into the recessed portion of said hub. Theintermediate portion of the shaft 22 is expanded to form aground valve23 seated in the inner end of the hub 14. The spring 21 yieldingly holdsthis valve 23 seated in the end of the hub 14 to form an oil tight jointbetween the casing 6 and the drum. Cooperating with the working roller17 is a pair of relatively small eccentrically located working rollers2-1. cured recessed bearings 25 and 26. The bearings 25 are looselyjournaled on flanged trunnions 27 secured to the head 2 and the bearings26 are loosely journaled on the reduced inner ends of the hubs ofstuffing boxes 28 secured to the drum head 3. It isimportant to notethat the hubs of the stuffing boxes 28 and the hub 16 close openings inthe plate 5 and head 8 of diameters suflicient to permit the workingrollers 24: to be passed thcrethrough. The hubs of the smiling boxes 28are provided with flanges bolted to the plate 5. The working rollers 24may be locked, at will, againstrotation with respect to the drum, bymeans of headed lock pins 29 mounted, for endwise sliding movement, inthe stufling boxes 28. These lock pins 29,are formed with squared innerend portions that are slidably mounted in correspondingly formed seatsin the hubs of the stuffing boxes 28 and are adapted to be moved intoand out of sockets 31 formed in the bearings 26. The sockets 31 are alsosquare in cross section end, when the squared portions 30 of the lockpins 29 extend into the sockets 31, lock the working rollers 24 to thehubs of the stuffing boxes 28.

Rotary motion is imparted to the drum by means of a tubular drivingshaft 32 jour naled in an axial perforation formed in the trunnion 12.Any suitable means, not shown, may be provided for driving the In theends of these rollers 24 are se shaft 32. The inner end of the drivingshaft 32 extends into the casing 6 and has formed thereon a pinion 33.Telescoped onto the reduced inner end of the trunnion 12 is a sleeve 34having integrally formed therewith a pair of oppositely extended radialgear supporting arms 35. Secured to the outer end portions of the arms35 is a pair of laterally projecting headed studs 36 on each of which isjournaled a relatively large intermediate spur gear 37 and a relativelysmall spur gear 38. A machine screw 39 looks the sleeve 34 to thetrunnion 12 against rotation. The sleeve 34 afiords a portion of thebearing for the sleeve 7 The diametrically opposite spur gears 37 meshwith the pinion 33 and a large internal gear 40 formed on the peripheryof the gear casing 6. Each pair of gears 37 and 38 is secured for commonrotation by a pin 41 extending into the hubs of said gears. Slidablymounted on the squared end of the shaft 22, for rotation therewith, is aspur pinion 42 which meshes with the diametrically opposite spur gears38. A, shipper lever is provided for sliding the spur gear 42 into andout of mesh with the spur gears 38. The shipper lever 43 isintermediately fulcrumed to a bearing bracket 44 secured to the trunnion12 and the short end thereof is bifurcated and its prongs embrace andare pivotally secured to a shipper collar 46 slidably mounted on theouter end portion of the driving shaft 32. The shipper collar 46 isconnected to the spur pinion 42 by a plunger 47 slidably mounted, forendwise movement,in the driving shaft 32-. The inner end of the plunger47 is swiveled to the spur pinion 42 at 48 and the outer end thereof issecured to the shipper collar 46 by a pin 49 whichworks in alongitudinally extended slot 50 formedin the driving shaft 32. Oil inwhich the gears run is introduced into the gear casing ,6 through aclosed opening, not shown. Lifting flights 51 within the drum areprovided for cooperation with the working rollers 17 and 24. The drumshell 1 is provided with the customary door opening, not shown, which isnormally closed by a door 52.

What I claim is l, The combination with a rotary body, of a drivingshaft, a pinion on said shaft, an internal gear on said body, a gearsupport, and an intermediate gear journaled on said support andmeshingwith said pinion and internal gear.

2. The combination with a rotary drum, of an axial working rollerloosely journaled in said drum and having a pinion secured for rotationtherewith, a driving shaft, a pinion on said driving shaft, an internalgear 011 said drum, a gear support, an intermediate gear journaled' onsaid support and meshing ith the pinion on said'shaft an axial werkingroller loosely journal diate gear journaled on said support and meshingwith the pinion on said shaft and with said internal gear, a gearsecured for rotation wlth said intermedlate gear and having its axiscolncident with the. axis thereof, said gear meshing with the pinion ofsaid working roller, and means for moving the pinion on said workingroller into and out of mesh with said gear, at will.

4. The combination with a rotary drum,

ofan axial workingroller loosely journal-ed in said drum and having apinion secured for rotation therewith, a driving shaft, a pinion on saidshaft, an internal gear on said drum, a 'gearsupport, a pair ofdiametrically opposite intermediate gears i urnaled onsa dsuppo t and eing W th the pinion on said shaft and said internal gear, gears securedfor rotation with said intermediate gears and'having their axescoincident with the'axes thereof, and means for moving the pinionon saidworking roller into and out of mesh with said ge;ars,,at will. 5.. Thecombination with a rotarylbody and means for supporting the same,i.ncluding a fixed tubular'trunnion having its axis coincident with the axis ofsaid body, a gear casing journaled on said trunnion and rigidly securedto one of the heads of said body and supporting the same, an internalgear on said casing, a driving shaft journaled in said trunnion, apinion on said driving shaft, a gear support rigidly secured to saidnion, nd an in er ate gea journaled on said support and meshing withsaid pinion and internal gear. y

. 6. The combination with a rotary drum and meansfor supporting thesame, include ing a fixed tubular trunnion having its axis coincidentwith the axis of said drum, of

gear casing, affording an oil-chamber journaled on said trunnion and rigdly secured to one of the heads of sa d drum and supporting the same, aninternal gear on said casing, a driving shaft, journaled in saidtrunnion, a pinlon on sa d driving shaft, a gear support rigidly securedto said trunnion, and apair of diametrically opposite intermediate gearsjournaled n'said su port and meshing with said pinion and inernal aiddrum and having a pawn secured-for The combination with a rotary drum,of-

d in y for rotation with said intermediate gears and having then axescolncldent with the axes thereof, and means for moving the pinion onsaid working roller into and out of 15 mesh with said gears, at will.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT A. HENDRIX. Witnesses:

Ronnn'r ANDERSON, HENRY SOTH.

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